Top 5 one-on-one matchups in Cowboys-Broncos

When the Cowboys and Broncos square off Sunday afternoon, it will be a battle between two teams trying to achieve the mythical 2-0 start. In order to get their, Dallas is going to have to win a series of one-on-one matchups that will go a long way in determining which team is successful. Here’s a look at the Top 5 matchups of the game.

Dez Bryant vs Chris Harris, Jr. / Bradley Roby

To the uninformed, Bryant was held in check by Giants’ CB Janoris Jenkins. To the initiated, Bryant had a lot of success in his route-running, breaking free on several occasions and the ball simply didn’t come his way effectively. Detractors will try to proclaim Bryant wasn’t as good as he was, but he caught both of his catchable targets, and while the DPI against Jenkins was questionable, there were two other obvious interference calls where the refs seemed to be giving Bryant the Shaquille O’Neal treatment.

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Harris on the other hand, legitimately only gave up two receptions against the Chargers and for just 8 yards total. One of those two receptions was a touchdown however.

Things will get really interesting when the Cowboys go three-wide, which is becoming the norm rather than the rule. Roby had a down year in 2016 and his Week 1 performance saw him give up five catches on eight targets for 77 yards and a touchdown.

If Bryant and Prescott weren’t on the same page against the Giants, look for that to change on Sunday afternoon.